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segregate meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of segregate at MeaningMonkey.org. segregate meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SEGREGATE noun
Definition of segregate (noun)
- someone who is or has been segregated
SEGREGATE verb
Definition of segregate (verb)
- separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation
- "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"
- antonym: desegregate
- divide from the main body or mass and collect
- "Many towns segregated into new counties"; "Experiments show clearly that genes segregate"
- separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others
- "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"
Source: Princeton University Wordnet